Crazy Rich Asians, Vice, Westworld win MUAHS Awards

Crazy Rich Asians, Vice and A Star is Born won film awards at the sixth annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Awards on February 16, 2019 at the NOVO at L.A. Live. Amazon Studios’ Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won period hair and makeup awards.

FILM WINNERS

– Make-Up: Contemporary: A Star is Born, Period: Vice

“I want to thank Lady Gaga for teaching me to break the rules,” said Sarah Tannin, accepting on behalf of the team.

Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Academy Award-nominated and two-time Primetime Emmy-winning actress, received the prestigious MUAHS Distinguished Artisan Award, celebrating her prolific acting career and the plethora of characters she embraces.

McCarthy is the first female artist to receive this award, presented by hair stylist Linda Flowers, collaborator on McCarthy’s numerous characters for many years. A clip reel played McCarthy’s extraordinary award-winning film work including Bridesmaids, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, This is 40, The Hangover Part III and Ghostbusters, among many others. Her award-winning television credits include Gilmore Girls, and Mike and Molly, for which she won an Emmy. She is nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for “Can You Ever Forgive Me”.

On the red carpet, Nappily Ever After hair stylists Larry Simms and Dawn Turner discussed working on the Netflix show, which focuses on hair hair, which has has resonated with audiences. Larry said that he resonated with the topic personally. He said the scene where the main character symbolically shaves all her hair was the most emotional. See Bionic Buzz video interview.

More than 900 attended the gala, including Guild members, industry executives and press. Actress/comedienne Loni Love (The Real) returned to charm as host for the fourth year in a row. Julie Socash, newly installed President, and Randy Sayer, Business Representative, presided over the awards ceremony. Returning again as producer of this year’s MUAHS Awards (#MUAHSawards) was Erick Weiss of Honeysweet Creative.

Additional presenters for this year’s awards included:

Amber Stevens West (Happy Together)

Doug Jones (The Shape of Water),

John Brotherton (Fuller House)

Jake Busey (Stranger Things)

Liam Mcintyre (Spartacus: Blood and Sand)

Shangela (A Star is Born),

among others.

After the awards, attendees hit the dance floor to celebrate, while the DJ played several Bootie LA mashups.

See list of film and TV winners below. Complete list at the guild site.

WINNER FOR OUTSTANDING MAKE-UP ARTISTS
AND HAIR STYLISTS

(Winners in Bold)

FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP

A STAR IS BORN (WINNER)

Ve Neill, Debbie Zoller, Sarah Tanno

Beautiful Boy

Jean Black, Rolf Keppler

Boy Erased

Kimberly Jones, Mi Young, Kyra Panchenko

Crazy Rich Asians

Heike Merker, Irina Strukova

Welcome to Marwen

Ve Neill, Rosalina De Silva

Widows

Ma Kalaadevi Ananda, Denise Pugh-Ruiz, Jacqueline Fernandez

FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING

CRAZY RICH ASIANS (WINNER)

Heike Merker, Sophia Knight

A Star is Born

Lori McCoy-Bell, Joy Zapata, Frederic Aspires

Nappily Ever After

Dawn Turner, Larry Sims

Vox Lux

Esther Ahn, Daniel Koye

Widows

Linda Flowers, Daniel Curet, Jamika Wilson

FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP

VICE (WINNER)

Kate Biscoe, Ann Pala, Williams, Jamie Kelman

Bohemian Rhapsody

Jan Sewell, Mark Coulier

Mary Poppins Returns

Peter Swords King, Paula Price

Mary Queen of Scots

Jenny Shircore, Hannah Edwards, Sarah Kelly

Stan & Ollie

Jeremy Woodhead, Marc Coulier

FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (WINNER)

Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher

Black Panther

Camille Friend, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, Louisa Anthony

BlacKkKlansman

LaWanda Pierre-Weston, Shaun Perkins

Bohemian Rhapsody

Jan Sewell, Julio Parodi

Mary Poppins Returns

Peter Swords King, Paula Price

FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE – BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS

VICE (WINNER)

Greg Cannom, Christopher Gallaher

Aquaman

Justin Raleigh, Ozzy Alvarez, Sean Genders

Black Panther

Joel Harlow, Ken Diaz, Sian Richards

Stan & Ollie

Mark Coulier, Jeremy Woodhead

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Christien Tinsley, Corey Welk, Rolf Keppler

6. TELEVISION SERIES, TELEVISION MINI SERIES OR TELEVISION NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: APOCALYPSE (WINNER)

Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight

Dancing with the Stars

Julie Socash, Alison Gladieux, Donna Bard

Saturday Night Live

Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani

The Handmaid’s Tale

Burton LeBlanc, Talia Reingold, Erika Caceres

Westworld

Elisa Marsh, Allan Apone, Rachel Hoke

TELEVISION SERIES, TELEVISION MINI SERIES OR TELEVISION NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING

DANCING WITH THE STARS (WINNER)

Gail Ryan, Brittany Spaulding, Jani Kleinbard

American Horror Story: Apocalypse

Michelle Ceglia, Helena Cepeda, Romaine Markus-Meyers

Empire

Melissa Forney, Theresa Fleming, Nolan Kelly

Grace and Frankie

Kelly Kline, Jonathan Hanousek, Marlene Williams

The Handmaid’s Tale

Karola Dirnberger, Ewa Cynk

TELEVISION SERIES, TELEVISION MINI SERIES OR TELEVISION NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP

THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (WINNER)

Patricia Regan, Claus Lulla, Joseph A. Campayno

GLOW

Lana Horochowski, Maurine Burke

Saturday Night Live

Louie Zakarian, Amy Tagliamonti, Jason Milani

Westworld

Elisa Marsh, Allan Apone, Rachel Hoke

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Robin Beauchesne, Silvina Knight, Ana Lozano

TELEVISION SERIES, TELEVISION MINI SERIES OR TELEVISION NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING

THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (WINNER)

Jerry DeCarlo, Jon Jordan, Peg Schierholz

American Horror Story: Apocalypse

Michelle Ceglia, Helena Cepeda, Lydia Fantini

GLOW

Theraesa Rivers, Valerie Jackson

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll, Massimo Gattabrusi

Vikings

Dee Corcoran, Peter Burke, Zuelika Delaney

TELEVISION SERIES, TELEVISION MINI SERIES OR TELEVISION NEW MEDIA SERIES – BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS

WESTWORLD (WINNER)

Justin Raleigh, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Thomas Floutz

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Michael Mekash, Silvina Knight, David Anderson

American Horror Story: Apocalypse

Eryn Krueger Mekash, Mike Mekash, David Anderson

Genius: Picasso

Davina Lamont, Goran Lundstrom, Natasha Lees

Saturday Night Live

Louie Zakarian, Jason Miliani, Tom Denier Jr.

MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR SPECIAL– BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP

KING LEAR (WINNER)

Naomi Donne, Sara Kramer

A Legendary Christmas

April Chaney, Allison Bryan, Vanessa Dionne

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Dionne Wynn

Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama

Derrick Rutledge

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Sharon Toohey, Madison Farwell

MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR SPECIAL – BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING